A scoring system for subjective health complaints (SHC)

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-72

  Eriksen, Hege R ^a   Ihlebæk, Camilla ^a   Ursin, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

fatigue; muscle pain; musculoskeletal disease; quality of life; questionnaire; reliability; scale; sensitivity; somatization disorder; tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033306674     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270010401     Document Type: Article

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